Art Forum II

The II ART Forum

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN EUROPE

5th February 2009, Brussels, Belgium

Sous le patronage de Mme. la Commissaire Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Membre de la Commission européene chargée des relations extérieures et de la politice européenne de voisinage.

With participation of the European Commission, DG Culture and Education


Creativity in today’s post-industrial world has been dictated by the changes in global culture, in which top positions are increasingly being given to innovators and representatives of creative industries. These are the people who envision the future, aspire to make our life more comfortable and strive to make businesses more profitable.

The II annual ART Forum shall be held in Brussels on the 5th February 2009. The event is being organised on the initiative of the Caravan Cultura Art Agency and the Young EU-Russia Association. The official part of the ART Forum and the reception afterwards has been supported and by SN Consultancies. The European representatives (Brussels, Belgium) of IМА-Media, a Moscow Agency for Business Communication, are the co-partners for the II ART Forum.

Senior representatives from the DG of External Relations, Culture and Education of the European Commission shall be present at the opening of the ART forum.

The Second ART Forum, Creativity and Innovation in Europe, aims to present the developments and trends of the creative sector with regard to business, culture and the day-to-day life of Europeans. The forum shall gather together representatives of the creative and innovative industries from various European countries, including Russia, and also from Eurasia. This forum is a place for PR & marketing managers, inventors, leaders of innovative projects and founders of unique companies and projects to meet and share their achievements. The ART forum is a platform for creating continuous international dialogue and developing partnerships within the creative sector.

The following issues will be addressed in the interactive discussions: Who should provide the stimulus for developing and promoting creativity and innovation? How do we raise the status of innovators in different countries? Is creativity important for personal and societal success? What approaches are prioritised today with regard to innovation in different countries, and where did they originate? Would the creation of international communities for innovators increase the intellectual property risk or, rather, the opportunity for successful development on the global market?